As some of my followers already know, I live in Bologna (Italy), in the heart of Po river Valley. This area is known as the wettest one of Italy. This is due to terrain, level (a lot of areas are UNDER sea level) and weather. These factors result in very hot temperatures in summer, very cold ones in winter, an incredibly thick fog but, mostly, giant and aggressive mosquitoes. There is a city, Comacchio (only 55 miles from Bologna), that is known as the "Mosquitoes Town". Obviously is nothing tropical, but it's very annoying!

Forbes India - Recycling. TSR France TV - Du plastique dans le moteur. STEPS - Waste is Energy. STEPS - Polycrack Fuel Test. Treehugger - From trash to treasure: Could non-recycled plastic be turned into a low-carbon fuel?
As part of our efforts to diversify our energy sources, it's great to see the surge in interest and development of renewable energies such as solar and wind power, and innovations in tidal and wave power, but to really be able to reduce our use of fossil fuels, we might need to also explore some of our other options, such as using materials extracted from our waste streams as fuel.

One emerging technology is working toward converting some of the non-marketable post-consumer plastics into a solid low-carbon fuel. While recycling of some plastics back into other materials makes sense for closing the loop on plastics a bit, until we can divert all recyclables from the waste stream, using some of it as an alternative fuel may be yet another way we can diversify our energy sources. "Although recycling rates have increased over the last few decades, more than 50% of our waste still ends up in landfills.
DIY - Mini shredder shredding some things.
Plastic2oil - Converting Plastic to Oil. Ourworld - Man invents machine to convert plastic into oil. The Plastic Bank - Harvesting Waste Plastic to Reduce Poverty. Thank you for helping us reach our goal.